Electrical Product Safety Engineer

Job Title

Electrical Product Safety Engineer

Job Type

Permanent

Location

Buxton

Hours

37.5 Hours a week 9am - 5pm

Salary

Competitive + Bonus

As an Electrical Product Safety Engineer, you will deliver high-quality safety testing on a wide range of electrical products, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and ISO/IEC 17025:2017 requirements. You’ll support both laboratory and on-site activities while contributing to technical expertise and business growth within the team. This role plays a key part in maintaining accreditation and delivering trusted, client-focused services.

• Conduct electrical product safety testing in the laboratory and on client sites, ensuring compliance with established procedures and standards.
• Prepare accurate test reports and certification documentation in line with accreditation and quality requirements.
• Manage workload effectively to meet project timelines, budgets, and departmental targets.
• Support calibration and maintenance of test equipment to ensure ongoing compliance with quality systems.
• Maintain high standards of health & safety, housekeeping, and adherence to company policies, including Code of Integrity and EDI guidelines.

To be successful in this role, you’ll need proven experience as an Electrical Safety Engineer or have experience in a similar role within a relevant industry, with recent experience in the use of test and measuring equipment (e.g. multimeters, oscilloscope).

Essential

• Bachelor or Master Degree in electrical engineering, or equivalent
• Alternative HNC/HND in electrical engineering with relevant work experience

Desirable

• Full Driving Licence for use in the UK
• Familiarity with EU/UK safety directives

At SGS, we believe in rewarding our employees for their hard work and commitment. As part of our team, you would be eligible for:

Performance related bonus (discretionary and subject to eligibility criteria)

Private medical cover (immediate access)

Competitive pension scheme + Life Assurance

Generous Annual Leave allowance (increasing with service) plus bank holidays

An additional day off for your birthday

SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.

APPLY NOW for full consideration, if you are selected for an interview, or further consideration, we will be in touch with you directly.